June 21 | Solstice Saturday at National Museum of African Art
Saturday, June 21 · 4 - 11:59pm
Smithsonian National Museum of African Art
950 Independence Avenue Southwest
Solstice Saturday continues African Art’s Live Arts Series "The Earth Still Shakes!" Through musical performances by Inka Kendzia, Sio, and Asna, the series will reflect the spiritual shudders that abound in performance, activism, and actions, and the ways that artists talk through their bodies to express their connections to objects, the natural world, and the cosmos. These live performances will animate and breathe life into the Museum’s collections.
Experience some of the arts and offerings of Burundi, including a marketplace, a basket weaving demonstration, and the vibrant rhythms of Burundi’s royal drums and captivating elegance of traditional dance!
Enjoy drinks for purchase! Visit the African Art Gift Shop which will be open until 10pm!
4PM--9PM Burundi Marketplace & Basket Weaving Demonstration (Haupt Garden)
5PM--11:30PM Cash Bars (Pavilion & Sublevel 3)
6PM--7PM Panel Discussion with Jay Pather, Inka Kendzia, Sio, Asna, Burundi Drummer (Lecture Hall, Sublevel 2)
7:15PM & 9PM Burundi Royal Drummers and Traditional Dancers (Haupt Garden)
8PM & 10PM Asna (Mezzanine, Sublevel 1)
9PM & 11PM Inka Kendzia & Sio (Sylvia Williams Gallery, Sublevel 1)
Free event!
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